Poland in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024

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Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
National selection
Selection process
Selection date(s)
  • Heats
  • 8 September 2024
  • 15 September 2024
  • 22 September 2024
  • Final
  • 29 September 2024
Selected artist(s)Dominik Arim
Selected song"All Together"
Selected songwriter(s)
Poland in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
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Poland is set to take part in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Madrid, Spain, with "All Together" performed by Dominik Arim. The Polish broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP) is responsible for the country's participation in the contest and will choose the Polish entry through the national selection Szansa na sukces .

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Background

Prior to the 2024 contest, Poland had participated in the contest ten times. In 2003 and 2004, Poland finished in last place, and they decided not to participate from 2005 to 2015. [1] The country returned in 2016. In both 2018 and 2019, Poland won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest with Roksana Węgiel and Viki Gabor respectively. In 2021, Sara James competed for Poland with the song "Somebody" which ended up in 2nd place, being 6 points short of winning the competition. [2] In 2023, Maja Krzyżewska competed for Poland with the song "I Just Need a Friend", which ended up in 6th place out of 16 entries with 124 points. [3]

In light of the 2023 Polish public media crisis, head of the Polish delegation for the contest Marta Piekarska reportedly assured that as long as "TVP trusts her", Poland would not withdraw from the Junior Eurovision Song Contest; [4] she was later confirmed as a member of the contest's steering group, therefore confirming her involvement with the delegation for another year. [5] In January 2024, a tender announcement was made by TVP in liquidation for the organisation of two traditional editions of Szansa na sukces that year –a spring edition, serving as the selection method for a newcomer spot at the Opole Festival, as well as an autumn edition held in relation to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest –thereby confirming it as the national final for the sixth year running. [6] [7]

Before Junior Eurovision

Szansa na sukces

TVP selected the Polish representative with the television program Szansa na sukces (transl. Chance of Success); the same show has also been used for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest since 2019 and various times for the Eurovision Song Contest, directly or indirectly. [a] Artur Orzech accepted a preliminary invitation to host the format following the takeover of Polish public media in late 2023. [11] Casting for the show took place on 26 May 2024 at the TVP Headquarters in Warsaw, from which 21 acts were selected to advance to the competition. [12]

Shows

Heats

The heats were recorded in early July 2024 and aired on 8, 15 and 22 September 2024. [13] In each heat, seven semi-finalists performed cover versions of randomly drawn songs corresponding to the theme of the episode, and a two-member professional jury consisting of Viki Gabor  –who won the 2019 contest for Poland  –and Mietek Szcześniak  [ pl ] –who represented Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999  –in heat 1; Sara James  –who represented Poland in the 2021 contest  –and Luna  –who represented Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024  –in heat 2; and Cleo  –who represented Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 alongside Donatan  –and Maja Krzyżewska –who represented Poland in the 2023 contest  –in heat 3 selected one finalist; TVP reserved the option to select wildcards among the non-qualifiers. [14] The themes of the heats are "the latest hits" in heat 1, "Eurovision hits" in heat 2 and "casting songs" in heat 3. [15]

Key:  Jury finalist   Wildcard finalist   Honourable mention

Heat 1 –8 September 2024 [16]
DrawArtistSongResult
1Łukasz Matyka" Nie jest za późno  [ pl ]"Eliminated
2Oliwia Bąk"Cold Heart (Pnau remix)"Eliminated
3Julia Kuś"We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)"Eliminated
4Tatiana Kopala"Drivers License"Eliminated
5Blanka Korniluk"Beautiful Things"Advanced
6Natan Gryga"Lose Control"Advanced
7Igor Pochwała" Och i ach  [ pl ]"Eliminated
Heat 2 –15 September 2024 [17]
DrawArtistSongResult
1Kalina Kalicka"Satellite"Eliminated
2Konrad Adamczyk"Queen of Kings"Eliminated
3Iga Kaczyńska"Heroes"Eliminated
4Sebastian Rąpel"Arcade"Eliminated
5Aleksandra Antoniak"The Tower"Advanced
6Dominik Arim"Waterloo"Advanced
7Amelia Stawiarska"Love Shine a Light"Eliminated
Heat 3 –22 September 2024 [18]
DrawArtistSongResult
1Nikodem Pajączek" Jestem twoją bajką  [ pl ]"Eliminated
2Maja Golańska"Stone Cold"Advanced
3Filip Płażalski"Tattoo"Eliminated
4Eryk Kucharski" Kolorowy wiatr "Eliminated
5Antonina Smerkowska"Hello"Eliminated
6Helena Ciuraba"Flowers"Eliminated
7Helena Zaciewska" Sztorm  [ pl ]"Eliminated

Final

The final took place on 29 September 2024.

Key:   Winner

Final –First round –29 September 2024 [19]
DrawArtistSongJuryTelevoteTotalPlace
1Natan Gryga"Fairytale"1783
2Blanka Korniluk"Heroes"2354
3Aleksandra Antoniak"Euphoria"55101
4Dominik Arim"Satellite"7292
5Maja Golańska"Snap"3145
Final –Second round –29 September 2024 [19]
DrawArtistSong
1Aleksandra Antoniak"All Together"
2Dominik Arim"All Together"

At Junior Eurovision

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024 is set to take place at Caja Mágica in Madrid, Spain on 16 November 2024. Poland will perform 8th, following North Macedonia and preceding Georgia. [20]

Voting

The same voting system that was introduced in the 2017 edition will be used, where the results will be determined by 50% online voting and 50% jury voting. Every country has a national jury that consists of three music industry professionals and two children aged between 10 and 15 who are citizens of the country they represent. The rankings of those jurors are combined to make an overall top ten. [21]

The online voting consists of two phases. The first phase of the online voting will begin on 15 November 2024 when a recap of all the rehearsal performances is shown on the contest's website Junioreurovision.tv before the viewers can vote. After this, voters will also have the option to watch longer one-minute clips from each participant's rehearsal. This first round of voting will end on 16 November at 17:59 CET. The second phase of the online voting will take place during the live show and begin right after the last performance and will be open for 15 minutes. International viewers will be able vote for three songs. [22] They will also be able to vote for their own country's song. These votes will then be turned into points which will be determined by the percentage of votes received. For example, if a song receives 10% of the votes, it will receive 10% of the available points.

At the end of the show, Poland received 13 points from juries and 48 points from online voting, placing 12th.

Detailed voting results

The following members comprised the Polish jury: [23]

  • Natan Gryga
  • Robert Janowski
  • Aleksandra Antoniak
  • Marta Dywicka
  • Monika Wydrzyńska
Detailed voting results from Poland [24]
DrawCountryJuror AJuror BJuror CJuror DJuror EAverage RankPoints Awarded
01Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 7377956
02Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 14101113814
03Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 49381465
04Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 812614592
05Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 131515101615
06Flag of France.svg  France 5843747
07Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 951441174
08Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
09Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 11356238
10Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 151489412
11Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 10613510101
12Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 124912683
13Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino 161616161516
14Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 61111112
15Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 22223210
16Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 11710151213
17Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 31112111311

Notes

  1. ↑ The format has been involved at least thrice in the selection of the Polish representative in the Eurovision Song Contest. In 1995, the selection of Justyna to represent the country was partially motivated by her win in the first edition of Szansa na sukces; [8] similarly, in 1996, Viola Brzezińska  [ pl ], who won the second edition, was initially selected to represent Poland, however she would be later replaced by Kasia Kowalska, [9] while in 2020, a special edition of the format served as the selection method for the contest later that year. [10]

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